Things to do in Cincinnati this week: Feb. 7-13
Here's a look at the week ahead. Due to the pandemic, be sure to double-check with venues or organizers regarding mask and vaccination status protocols prior to heading out to any events.
Update: The Valentine Sweet and Savory Stroll originally scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 13 has been rescheduled for Feb. 20.
Update: The Regrettes at Taft Theatre Ballroom on Feb. 12 has been postponed until March 13.
Monday, Feb. 7
FESTIVALS: Jewish & Israeli Film Festival, via Eventive. Virtual film festival runs through March 5. "Thou Shalt Not Hate" screening Feb. 7-9. Special discussion at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 9. mayersonjcc.org.
MUSIC: Jazz at the Memo: The Music of Dave Brubeck featuring Rick Van Matre and the Phil DeGreg Trio, 7 p.m., Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Series features some of the finest of Cincinnati's thriving jazz scene. $8, $6 students. memorialhallotr.com.
Tuesday, Feb. 8
MUSIC: Music Live at Lunch: The Matt Tolentino Band, 12:10 p.m., Christ Church Cathedral, 318 E. Fourth St., Downtown. Free. 513-621-1817; cincinnaticathedral.com.
MUSIC: Anais Mitchell & Bonny Light Horseman, Memorial Hall, 1225 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. memorialhallotr.com.
THEATER: My Fair Lady, Aronoff Center for the Arts, 650 Walnut St., Downtown. This new production of Lerner & Loewe's classic musical tells the story of Eliza Doolittle, a young Cockney flower seller, and Henry Higgins, a linguistics professor who is determined to transform her into his idea of a "proper lady." But who is really being transformed? Featuring beloved songs like "I Could Have Danced All Night," "The Rain in Spain" and "Wouldn't It Be Loverly." Runs Feb. 8-20. cincinnatiarts.org.
Wednesday, Feb. 9
COMEDY: Jeff Dunham, BB&T Arena, Highland Heights.
MUSIC: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra with the Cincinnati Youth Orchestra: Side by Side, 7:30 p.m., Music Hall. Over-the-Rhine.
SPORTS: Cincinnati Cyclones v Atlanta Gladiators, 7:30 p.m., Heritage Bank Center, 100 Broadway, Downtown. cycloneshockey.com.
Thursday, Feb. 10
COMEDY: Brendan Eyre, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, 7:30 and 10 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Go Bananas, 8410 Market Place Lane, Montgomery. Ages 18-up; ages 21-up Saturday. $10-$15. 513-873-7233; gobananascomedy.com.
COMEDY: Whitney Cummings, Taft Theatre, Downtown.
FESTIVALS: Jewish & Israeli Film Festival, via Eventive. Virtual film festival runs through March 5. "Kiss Me Kosher" screening Feb. 10-12. mayersonjcc.org.
MUSEUMS: A Collage of Customs by Mark Podwal, Skirball Museum, 3101 Clifton Ave., Clifton. Podwal brings humor and whimsy to religious objects and practices, while also delivering profound and nuanced commentary on Jewish customs and history. Runs Feb. 10-May 29. 513-487-3231; csm.huc.edu.
MUSIC: Classics on Parade, 7:30 p.m., Fitton Center for the Arts, 101 S. Monument St., Hamilton. fittoncenter.org.
VIRTUAL: Understanding the Holocaust: Propaganda, 7 p.m. via Holocaust and Humanity Center. Monthly sessions explore the factors that led to the rise of Nazism and how the Nazi government used propaganda and legal precedents to exclude Jews from German and begin down the path of extermination. Course continues March 10 and April 12. Free. holocaustandhumanity.org.
Friday, Feb. 11
ART OPENING: Be Mine, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Cincinnati Art Galleries, 225 E. Sixth St., Downtown. Featuring more than 50 recently acquired paintings. Free admission. cincinnatiartgalleries.com.
COMEDY: Brewery Comedy Tour, 8 p.m., Wooden Cask Brewing, 629 York St., Newport. Features a lineup whose credits include top festivals, TV and major club appearances. $11. eventbrite.com.
COMEDY: Kyle Kinane, Funny Bone Comedy Club, 7518 Bales St., Liberty Township. Ages 21-up. Runs Feb. 11-12. liberty.funnybone.com.
FILM: The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert, 6 p.m., Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Cincinnati Museum Center, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate. See the legendary 1969 rooftop concert – the final show the band played together – atop Apple's headquarters on Savile Row in London. Three screenings only, inside the Omnimax Theater. Includes the entire 40-minute concert performance and exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. $17. cincymuseum.org.
HOLIDAY: Hearts Afire Weekend, Friday-Sunday, historic downtown Loveland. Ice carving demonstrations, ice sculpture walking tour, fire twirling performers, Eskimo Kisses game village, heartland craft market, vow renewal ceremony and fireworks. Local businesses will host Galentines Night, speed dating, mask-erade ball, chasing cupid 5K and a charity date auction. lovinlifeloveland.com.
MUSIC: Lucy Dacus, PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation, Newport. With Indigo De Souza.
THEATER: Red Speedo, Falcon Theatre, 636 Monmouth St., Newport. Ray has swum his way to the eve of the Olympic trials. If he makes the team, he'll land a marketing deal with Speedo. So when someone's stash of performance-enhancing drugs is found in the locker room fridge, Ray has to quash a maelstrom of rumors. Runs Feb. 11-26. falcontheater.net.
Saturday, Feb. 12
BARS: Onesie Bar Crawl, 4-10 p.m., Below Zero Lounge, 1120 Walnut St., Over-the-Rhine. Includes custom badge and lanyard, drink specials, waived cover at all venues, afterparty. Bars include Below Zero, Drinkery OTR, Holiday Spirits, Queen City Exchange, Tin Roof. $10-$20. eventbrite.com.
CHARITY: Cupid's Undie Run, noon-4 p.m., Galla Park, 175 Joe Nuxhall Way, Downtown. A fun run in your underwear to benefit Children's Tumor Foundation. $45. my.cupids.org.
CHARITY: My Furry Valentine, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Sharonville Convention Center, 11355 Chester Road, Sharonville. The Super Bowl of pet adoption events features 25 participating rescues and shelters in attendance with hundreds of animals looking for fur-ever homes. The event will even have a football celebrity on hand to help get attendees in the Who Dey spirit. Animal Friends Humane Society will have future Puppy Bowl Hall of Famer Odell Barkham visiting for photos and "pawtographs" on Saturday. Odell will be playing in the actual Puppy Bowl on Sunday! $25 early admission 10 a.m.-noon Saturday, $5 general. myfurryvalentine.com.
FAMILY: Maple Syrup Making and Guided Sap Collecting Hike, 10 and 11 a.m., 1, 2 and 3 p.m. Saturday, noon, 1 and 2 p.m. Sunday, Cincinnati Nature Center, 4949 Tealtown Road, Milford. Guided interactive maple hike. $10, $6 children. cincynature.org.
FAMILY: For the Love of Farm Animals, 1 p.m., Gorman Heritage Farm, 10052 Reading Road, Evendale. Learn about caring for farm animals. Kids make a special Valentine's craft and enjoy hot chocolate. eventbrite.com.
FAMILY: Krohn Spring Show: Folklore of the Forest, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Krohn Conservatory, Mount Adams. Sacred groves and tree nymphs, fairy rings and the green man. Follow the Will O’ the Wisp into the magic and mystery of an enchanted forest. Enjoy the words writ by poets long past of the beauty that abounds in the forest all around. Keep your eyes wide open for the characters you will pass along the way. Learn the tales and history of some of the oldest characters in forest folklore. Runs Feb. 12-March 6, closed Mondays. Tickets $7, $5 ages 5-17. Face masks required while indoors. cincinnatiparks.com/krohn.
MUSIC: Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, Music Hall, 1241 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. cincinnatisymphony.org.
MUSIC: Robin Spielberg, 8 p.m., The Fairfield Community Arts Center, 411 Wessel Drive. $16-$18. fairfieldoh.gov/tickets.
MUSIC: Foxy Shazam, Andrew J. Brady Music Center, Downtown.
MUSIC: The Regrettes, Taft Theatre Ballroom, Downtown. POSTPONED. New date is March 13
MUSIC: Cincinnati Winter Blues Experience, Manor House, Mason.
MUSIC: Mason Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m., Mason First United Methodist Church, 6315 Mason Montgomery Road, Mason. Music of West Side Story, Ravel's Bolero and more. masonsymphonyorchestra.org.
THEATER: Rooted, Playhouse in the Park, 962 Mount Adams Circe, Mount Adams. World premiere play by Deborah Zoe Laufer. Runs Feb. 12-March 20. Quirky comedy about a reclusive amateur botanist who unwittingly becomes a new age, YouTube messiah. cincyplay.com.
ENDING: August Wilson's Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, Cincinnati Shakespeare Co., 1195 Elm St., Over-the-Rhine. Tensions and temperatures rise at a Chicago music studio in 1927 when fiery, fearless blues singer Ma Rainey joins her band for a fraught recording session. She is a Black woman determined to control her art and her life on her own terms. However, as egos and generational ideologies clash, heated conflicts erupt between everyone present that wrestle with the complexities of racism and artistic exploitation in this Tony Award nominated powerhouse of a play. Runs Jan. 21-Feb. 12. cincyshakes.com.
ENDING: The Odd Couple, Female Version, Anderson Theater, 7850 Five Mile Road, Anderson Township. Neil Simon's revision sees the lead characters transformed into women. Runs Feb. 4-12. beechmontplayers.org.
VIRTUAL: Brandon Snider: Rube Goldberg and his Amazing Machines, 2 p.m. discussion via Joseph-Beth Books. josephbeth.com.
VIRTUAL: Shedding the Shame: How Social Issues Disproportionately Impact the Health and Wellness of African Americans, 1 p.m. via Zoom webinar and National Underground Railroad Freedom Center. Free, but registration required. freedomcenter.org.
Sunday, Feb. 13
FESTIVALS: Jewish & Israeli Film Festival, via Eventive. Virtual film festival runs through March 5. "Here We Are" screening Feb. 13-15. Recorded discussion with film director at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15. mayersonjcc.org.
Looking ahead
CHARITY: Autism Rocks 13, Feb. 20, Lori's Roadhouse, West Chester. Benefits the Ken Anderson Alliance. Five local bands perform, plus online silent auction. kenandersonalliance.org.
CHARITY: FCC 3, June 18, TQL Stadium. 3-mile run/walk followed by watch party inside stadium as FC Cincinnati plays Philadelphia Union on the road. Benefits FC Cincinnati Foundation and Flying Pig Charities. fccrace.com.
LECTURE: Gene Johnston: The Art and Architecture of Italy, 2-3:30 p.m. Saturdays April 9-30, The Barn, 6980 Cambridge Ave., Mariemont. $25 for series. 513-272-3700; artatthebarn.org.
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Things to do in Cincinnati this week: Feb. 7-13
